Author: Shane Lawrie

Shane Lawrie

Head unpaid intern of Behind the Sport and former gimp at Drive Tribe, he might not be the most technical motorsport fan, but enjoys a good race!

One of the freshest faces on the Motorvation team this year is the plucky Chris Mitchell. A former karting competitor, current karting commentator, Hollywood movie star who is often confused as J Mac’s shorter twin brother, he joined us for a quick look back at his Motorvation history

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The time finally arrived, the orange band was slapped on the wrist and the ever cheerful Chris Mitchell was on babysitting duties. It was time for this guy to spend some time on the otherside of the fence at Whoop Ass Wednesdays, a staple in anyone with a need for

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Jarrod Maclean aka J Mac is one of the faces and voices of Motorvation 35. Have a watch and listen as he gives us an insight into his history with Motorvation, his favourite memories and what to expect from Motorvation 35.

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A name synonymous with Motorvation and the car scene in Western Australia, veteran commentator Richie Howlett popped in for a quick chat about his history, Motorvation and Summernats plus what to expect from Motorvation 35. Check out these three videos of the chat we had with him.

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With the Summernats team revving up Motorvation 35 this year, the event has been extended out to a three day program for entrants, two days for spectators with an exclusive party for entrants and pit crew on the the Friday. On the Friday for Entrants they have pit cruising, 1/

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It’s time to start counting down the days until Motorvation 35 hits the Perth Motorplex from the 15th January until 17th January 2021. While there might be a few “Wow who cares, Motorvation is dead!” cries from the peanut gallery, the biggest news this year is

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Fresh off support races for the Formula 1 championship in the 2020 Porsche Mobil Cup, local young gun Jordan Love jumps on Behind the Sport for a chat about his history, what he’s been up to and the challenges of racing during COVID-19.  

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This week we chat with Jackie Russo about the upcoming Driftability event at Wanneroo Raceway. Started in 2018 by the then D1WA president Andrew Murphy, Driftability was formed to allow special needs persons 16 to 25 years old to get strapped into the passenger seat of high performance drift cars

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